Penholder provided with device for drying pens.



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(Application filed Jan. 9, 1900.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERTGAUCK, or BANT, GERMANY.

PENHOLDER PROVIDED WITH DEVICE FOR' DRYING PENS.

:SPEGIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,772, dated October 2, 1900. Application filed January 9, 1900- Serial No. 858. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT GAUoK, a subject of the King of Prussia, Emperor of Germany, residing at Bant, near Wilhelmshaven, in the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders Provided with a Device for Drying the Pen, (for which I have applied for patents in England, No. 24,021, dated December 2, 1899; in Germany, dated November 25, 1899; in France, dated December 2, 1899; in Austria, dated November 27, 1899; in Hungary, dated November 30, 1.899; in Switzerland, dated November 27, 1899, and in Belgium, dated December 2, 1899,) of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a penholder with a drying device by means of which the pen can be dried after use. A pen dried in this manner lasts much longer than usual. v I

In order that my said invention may be properly understood, I have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, which shows, by way of example, one form of the device. 7

On the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a penholder, showing the drying device in operation, while Fig. 2 is a similar section showing the drying device in the position it occupies when the pen is being used for writing purposes.

As will be seen from the drawings, the device consists of a spring-lever arrangement having attached to it two absorbentpads which absorb the ink when they come in contact with the pen.

The device shown consists, essentially, of two bell-crank levers a b, which are pivoted to the penholder c by means of the pins 0 in such a manner that they can be partially rotated about said pins. These bell-crank levers a b are jointed at d to the upper ends ofthe slide-rods d, whose other ends are connected together by means of the pin 6, which latter also passes through the end of the guidespindle g. The pin 6 moves up and down in a slot in the penholder, and its two ends are attached to a ring f, which can also move freely on the outside of the penholder. A spiral springh is coiled around the guidespindle g and tends to constantly press the slide-rods d upward.

The mode of operation is as follows: In Fig. 2 the bell-cranks a b are shown in a position of rest, and they are held in this position by means of the spring h, which presses on the slide-rods d. When the ring fis moved in the direction of the arrow 00, the slide-rods will also move and rotate the bell-cranks a b on their pins 0, causing them to move outward from the penholder in the direction of the dotted lines to the extent of about forty five degrees. Thereafter a further slight pressure outward by the fingers will cause the bell-cranks to pass their dead-points, and, as shown in Fig. 1, the spring h will then move the ringfin the direction of the arrow y andat the same time cause the slide-rods d and bell-cranks a b to assume the position shown in full lines at Fig. 1that is, the position in which the absorbing-padslare pressed against the sides of the pen z'.

When it is desired to bring the device back into the closed position, Fig. 2, the ringfis moved in a direction opposite to the arrow y, Fig. 1, with the result that the bell-cranks are caused to move in the direction of the arrows 2, Fig. 1. A slight pressure inward by the fingers causes the bell-cranks to pass their dead-points, whereupon the pressure exerted by the spring h on the slide-rods d brings the device back into the closed position.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. The combination with a penholder, of a pen-wiper consisting of a pair of levers each provided with a wiping-pad and means for throwing the levers into and out of operative position with respect to the pen, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a penholder of a pen-wiping device consisting of a pair of levers carrying pads, said levers being pivoted to the penholder and a single device to which both of said levers are connected whereby they may be simultaneously thrown into and out of operative position.

3. The combination with a penholder of a pair of bell-crank levers carrying pads, a thrust-rod connected with both levers and a spring acting against said thrust-rod, \vhereout of such operative position, substantially by the levers will he held either in their opas described. 10 erative or inoperative position. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set a. The combination with a penholder of a my hand in the presence of two Witnesses. pen-wiping device consisting of a pair of le- ROBERT GAUCK. vers carrying pads, a spring acting upon both \Vitnesses:

levers and tending to hold them either in 0p- FRIEDR. PINKERNEIL, erative position with respect to the pen, or I FR. HAGERMANN. 

